Westpak introduce tamper-evident delivery bags to UK’s foodservice market
Westpak Group Ltd are pleased to unveil their latest foodservice packaging innovation. Our new ‘tamper-evident’ delivery bags feature a strong adhesive seal to safeguard against food tampering. These paper-based carry bags are immediately available through our renowned, highly reliable supply chain. The UK’s foodservice takeaway and delivery market remains incredibly strong. Research has shown, in […]
Highlights from the Responsible Packaging Expo 2023
Westpak were delighted to exhibit at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo. The event, which was held at ExCeL London from Tuesday 10th – Wednesday 11th October, featured hundreds of exhibitors attracting huge numbers of visitors across the two-day period.
Is recycling safe from the UK culture wars?
The UK’s culture wars are a bit like quicksand – once something falls in, it can be almost impossible to drag it away. These partisan battlegrounds rarely explore the complexities of the issues they latch on to, with environmental debates often centre-stage. But recycling seems to be different. For now, at least, recycling has no enemies. Why is this so and will this continue to be the case?
Westpak are exhibiting at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo
Westpak will be exhibiting at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo, which takes place at ExCeL London from Tuesday 10th – Wednesday 11th October 2023.
Westpak are shortlisted for the ‘Sustainable Packaging Initiative’ category at the FDF Awards
Westpak are thrilled to be announced as shortlisted for the category of ‘Sustainable Packaging Initiative’ at this year’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards. The FDF Awards highlight excellence across various areas of the UK’s food and drink industry with entrants representing each stage of the supply chain and a total of twenty-two prestigious award categories.
Westpak are ‘Highly Commended’ at the 2023 Footprint Awards
Westpak Group Ltd have been recognised as ‘Highly Commended’ for the ‘Innovations in packaging’ award at the 2023 Footprint Awards. Taking place on the 8th June at the at the RIBA headquarters in London, the awards ceremony celebrated the foodservice and hospitality sector’s leading responsible business initiatives across a total of 12 prestigious award categories.
Westpak shortlisted at the 2023 Footprint Awards
Westpak Group Ltd have been confirmed as shortlisted for the category of ‘Innovations in Packaging’ at the 2023 Footprint Awards. This nomination centres on the key manufacturing and sustainability innovations behind Westpak’s ‘Crave’ foodservice packaging range. The Footprint Awards are run by ‘Foodservice Footprint’, a leading online website, community and publication resource providing in-depth insights […]
Westpak’s sustainable packaging shown across Waitrose & Partners Duchy Organic refresh
Westpak have frequently worked alongside Waitrose & Partners, supplying sustainable packaging for numerous fresh produce lines. Recently, several core pieces of our supplied packaging have been featured in-store as part of the supermarket’s ‘Duchy Organic’ range, including microflute kiwi and grape punnets.
Has ‘sustainability’ become a packaging cliché?
‘Sustainability’ has become a major component of the consumer mindset throughout the foodservice packaging industries and beyond. The downside to this rapid increase in awareness has become clear, with the market being flooded with clichéd terminology and near-meaningless declarations of environmentalism. Large amounts of sustainability terminology are in danger of not just being misleading, but losing meaning altogether.
Westpak at the ‘Sustainable Packaging News’ Circular Economy Conference
Westpak were thrilled to recently take part in the ‘Sustainable Packaging News’ online circular economy conference. In case you missed the video, here’s the written article exploring ‘recycling infrastructure vs packaging innovations’.
